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Fraktur (Drawing)
Drawing for Barbara Schwartzwalder
Friedrich Ernst
1792
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Friedrich Ernst (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Watercolor
- Ink
- Gilt
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
2013.0031.041
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle
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Object Number
2013.0031.041
Object Name
Fraktur (Drawing)
Title
Drawing for Barbara Schwartzwalder
Category
Works on Paper - Collection of Pastor Frederick S. Weiser
Creator (Role)
Friedrich Ernst (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Possibly Cocalico Township, Lancaster County.
Date
1792
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Bottom right
Inscription: "Fried Ernst"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Watercolor
- Ink
- Gilt
- Paper (laid)
Dimensions (inches)
5 (H) x 3.3 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12 (H) x 8.4 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Minardi, Lisa. 2024 Americana Insights.
• Published: Opposite copyright page; p. 49Article: Weiser, Frederick S. 02//1995 Tiny tokens: Small presentation frakturs. Antiques. 147 (2): 280-289.
• Published: pl. 15 on p. 289.Book: Weiser, Frederick S. 1994 The Gift is Small The Love is Great: Pennsylvania German Small Presentation Frakturs.
• Published: fig. 108 on p. 112.Book: Shelley, Donald A. 1961 The Fraktur-Writings or Illuminated Manuscripts of the Pennsylvania Germans. 23.
• See fig. 88 for an image of the uncut gilt paper.Catalogue: Minardi, Lisa. 2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans & the Art of Everyday Life.
• Published: fig. 40, p.34